Snake River
Snake River is a waterway on the Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. Flowing southerly, it discharges into Norton Sound, Bering Sea, at Nome, with its mouth lying between the city's downtown area and its main airport. The river is 20 miles long.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Nome Airport and Nome City Field.
Nome Airport
Aerodrome
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Nome Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles west of the central business district of Nome, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
Nome City Field
Aerodrome
Nome City Field is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile north of the central business district of Nome, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nome.
Nome
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Nome is a city in the Arctic region of Alaska. It is a town of about 4,000 people, about half of whom are Alaska Natives. It is the transportation and commerce center for Northwest Alaska. It is also the western terminus of the Iditarod Trail.
Snake River
- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of Norton Sound in Alaska
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nome, Alaska, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Welsh—“Snake River” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Snake River”
- Catalan: “Snake”
- Cebuano: “Snake River”
- French: “Snake River”
- German: “Snake River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Snake”
- Venetian: “Snake”
- Welsh: “Afon Snake”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nome Beach Site and Perkinsville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Belmont Point and Nome City Cemetery.
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